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Thursday, July 31, 2014

FDNY Members Honored by Mayor de Blasio for Rescue

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro with the men and women who helped rescued the three children on July 29.

FDNY firefighters and EMS members were honored by Mayor Bill de Blasio on July 31 for rescuing three children from a fire on July 29.
“Moments like this we’re really proud to be New Yorkers,” Mayor de
Blasio said. “Our city is fortunate to have these people protecting us.”

Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro praises the men and
women who worked at the Brooklyn fire, including FF Justin Tallett (far
left) and FF Frank Blackstone (second from left), before each member of
the group was presented with certificates from the Mayor.

Members of Ladder 107, Engine 225 and EMS Station 39 attended the
ceremony, receiving certificates from Mayor de Blasio and Fire
Commissioner Daniel Nigro.
“Everything went as it should go [at this fire] because of the
quality of the members involved and the quality of their training,”
Commissioner Nigro said.

Frank Gehry,
renowned for his often enormous public works projects, is turning his
attention to something on a smaller scale: a campus for the non-profit
organization CII (Children’s Institute Inc.) in the Los Angeles neighborhood
of Watts. Perhaps best known for Watts tower, the architecture of Watts
is shaped by limited income and the need to deter vandalism. according
to the LA Times Gehry’s
intervention will hopefully be a tipping point for a neighborhood
desperate to change not just its aesthetic but its future. Read the full
article about the project here.

Courtesy of Ronald TillemanWindowless, sparse, and connected to nature — this is how architecture and urban design firm SeARCH envisions
the home of the future. In their new project “Yourtopia,” they
challenge stereotypical ideas about what a home should be and
demonstrate an awareness about our relationship with our environment.
This article originally published on Metropolis Magazine investigates the home’s minimal design and construction process.
Our homes shield us from distractions so that we may cultivate our
own interests and, in the process, sense of selves. Dutch architecture
firm SeARCH has taken this idea to the extreme with “Yourtopia”, a temporary refuge that radically reconsiders what a home can be.More on Yourtopia’s radical living environment after the break

<a href="http://www.vimeo.com/102059795">http://www.vimeo.com/102059795</a>Award-winning African architect Diébédo Francis Kéré is renowned for his cross-cultural approach to architecture. Although his office, Kéré Architecture,
is based in Berlin, many of his projects are carried out in his native
West African country Burkina Faso, where he is known for incorporating
local materials and talent into his designs.
“I am working between two continents or between two cultures. And
what I’m doing is trying to bridge the gap,” Kére told us at the opening
of the 2014 Venice Biennale. Kére has carried out projects such as School Library Gando, Centre for Earth Architecture and the National Park of Mali.
In this interview, Kéré explains his two-continent approach to architecture, what architecture means to him and what “absorbing modernity” means for Burkina Faso.

Courtesy of Zahner
The Brazilian coastal city of Fortaleza, one of the host cities for the 2014 Brazil World Cup, will soon be home to one of the world’s largest aquariums. Designed by Leonardo Fontanelle (Imagic Brasil), Acquire Ceará is projected to be the third largest building of its type and is intended to provide a lasting beacon for tourism in the area. Zahner, a US company known for their ability to design and create complex façades (including the Petersen Automotive Museum by Kohn Pedersen Fox)
have been tasked with constructing twenty three curving “legs” which
support the structure of “the Manta and Sea Urchin-shaped roof surface”.
Zahner’s President, William Zahner, believes that “this is perhaps the
most intricate building ever constructed in the Americas.”
See Zahner’s prototype and images of the aquarium after the break.

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